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Sherien
Amsterdam, Sep 2026
I went to Elvira for a craniosacral massage about 4 months ago, and it was really great. I had a lot of stress in my body and I was a lot on the go, and after the massage I felt really back in my body. My body was calm, I was slowed down, and not stressed anymore. I would definitely recommend her.
Al’ona
Amsterdam, Jun 2026
I took Ike's pregnancy course at House of Balance. It covered theory about pregnancy and delivery plus some practical things and exercises, and it was very useful with a very nice atmosphere. Every class, Ike asked how it was going with everyone, and after the delivery she answered my questions, sent tips and a few addresses for treatments, very helpful during and after. Communication was easy and always accessible, they were on time, and the price felt fair for Amsterdam.
Delphine
Netherlands, Sep 2026
Our experience with Amelie was fantastic, honestly I do not know how we would have managed the birth without her. My pregnancy was not easy and we were having issues, but she completely adapted, asked a lot of questions to give a tailor made service for me and my partner, and made everything feel easy, not stressful, and not formal. Having Amelie with you is like having your best friend. Even after the birth she came to our home to check that everything was all right, brought a homemade dish she cooked herself, and took into consideration all our needs and preferences.
Real price ranges from the jobs our vetted doulas and perinatal specialists actually do. Prices updated September 2026
How much does at-home perinatal care cost in Amsterdam?
Almost all postnatal care in the Netherlands happens in your own home, and it is covered by your basisverzekering, the compulsory basic health insurance. Your provider bills the insurer at the national rate of €76.88 an hour, and you pay only the eigen bijdrage, the statutory contribution, which is €5.70 per hour in 2026. The home intake visit you have before the birth is €119.04 and your insurer pays that too. For most families this is far less out of pocket than they expect. A private home visit from a doula or a lactatiekundige works the other way round and you pay it yourself, usually €60 to €100 an hour.
How much does in person perinatal support cost in Amsterdam?
In person is the normal way here. A kraamverzorgende, the maternity nurse, comes to your house every day of the kraamweek, and those hours are insured, so you pay €5.70 an hour rather than the €76.88 your insurer settles. The one place the in person choice shows up on the bill is the intake before the birth: €119.04 at your kitchen table against €49.24 done remotely, and your insurer covers either one. If Dutch is hard for you, an accredited interpreter can sit in on the care itself, charged to your insurer at up to €28.46 per 15 minutes and not to you.
How much does online perinatal support cost in Amsterdam?
A remote intake is €49.24 against €119.04 for the same conversation at home, and your insurer pays either one, so the choice is about what suits you rather than about money. Digital kraamzorg carries no eigen bijdrage at all, unlike the in person hours in your kraamweek. The private online side does have real prices: an online antenatal course is about €68 to €108 depending on how long you keep access, and a live online one day course is €99 per couple. An online session with a lactation consultant is sometimes a little cheaper than a visit.
How much do antenatal and childbirth classes cost in Amsterdam?
Classes are private rather than insured, and they cost less than most people fear. An online antenatal course is about €68 to €108, a live one day birth course is €99 per couple, and a group course running over several weeks starts around €189. The useful part is that many aanvullende policies, the optional top up cover, pay €50 to €200 towards it, which for a shorter course can cover the whole fee. The condition sits with the teacher, not with you: insurers ask that the provider is registered with the KvK for teaching these courses, and several also want membership of Vereniging Samen Bevallen.
How much does birth preparation cost in Amsterdam?
Birth preparation is a course or a short series of sessions, and it is not part of your insured kraamzorg, so you pay for it yourself. It is not expensive: €68 to €108 for an online course, €99 per couple for a live one day course, and from about €189 for a group course over several weeks. A doula can also do the preparation on its own, without attending the birth, from around €850. The one insured piece is your kraamzorg intake, where you plan the care that follows the birth: €119.04 at home or €49.24 remotely, both billed to your insurer.
How much does pregnancy support cost in Amsterdam?
Your antenatal care runs through a verloskundige, a midwife, and it is insured care with tariffs set nationally rather than by the practice, so it is not something you shop around for on price. What you do arrange during pregnancy is your kraamzorg: registering with a provider is €20.47 and the intake is €119.04 at home or €49.24 remotely, all billed to your insurer. Private support alongside that is yours to pay: a doula package covering pregnancy, birth and the weeks after runs from about €925 to €2,600, and a pregnancy only track without the birth starts around €850.
How much does birth doula support cost in Amsterdam?
If a kraamverzorgende assists at your birth, that is insured too: your insurer is billed €59.07 once for the assistance plus €76.88 an hour, and those birth hours carry no eigen bijdrage, so the birth itself costs you nothing extra. A birth doula is a separate, private choice. Published Dutch packages run from about €925 to €2,600 and usually cover coaching sessions in late pregnancy, being on call from week 37 or 38, the whole birth and a follow up visit. Those prices include 21 percent BTW, are often paid in two instalments, and an aanvullende verzekering, the optional top up policy, sometimes contributes.
How much does a birth debrief cost in Amsterdam?
Talking through a birth that did not go the way you hoped is a private conversation, not something the basisverzekering covers the way it covers kraamzorg. In practice it is usually built into a doula package rather than sold on its own: the Dutch packages we found, from about €925, include a visit during the kraamweek and a later session a few weeks after the birth to go over what happened. We found no published price for a standalone debrief with a doula, midwife or counsellor in Amsterdam, so ask what one session costs and how long it lasts before you book.
How much does a lactation consultant cost in Amsterdam?
A lot of early feeding help is already inside your kraamweek, because your kraamverzorgende is with you daily and those hours cost you €5.70 an hour in 2026. A lactatiekundige, the Dutch name for a lactation consultant, is a private appointment on top of that: roughly €60 to €100 an hour, or €100 to €150 for a longer first consultation. Your basisverzekering does not cover it, but many aanvullende policies pay €100 to €200 per birth towards consults, and that money does not touch your eigen risico. Check the condition before you book, because most insurers only pay when she is IBCLC certified and registered with the NVL, and some also ask for a referral.
How much does postpartum doula support cost in Amsterdam?
In the Netherlands most of what a postpartum doula does elsewhere is filled by kraamzorg, which your basisverzekering covers: you pay an eigen bijdrage of €5.70 an hour in 2026 and your insurer settles the rest. A private postpartum doula sits outside that system and is paid by you. Aftercare is normally folded into a full doula package, from about €925, which includes a visit during the kraamweek and several weeks of being reachable. Bought on its own, extra postpartum time is published at €85 an hour, and every doula sets her own rate, so ask for yours in writing.
How much does postpartum recovery support cost in Amsterdam?
This is exactly what kraamzorg is for, and it is the part newcomers are most surprised to find insured. A kraamverzorgende watches your recovery, checks the baby and helps you find your feet, and the hours indicated for you are billed to your insurer at €76.88 an hour while you pay €5.70 an hour in 2026. If you want more than the national indication gives you, extra hours are €76.88 each, or €384.40 for a full extra day, which is six hours charged as five.
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